There were only 18 known early model Rigdon & Ansleys with the "AUGUSTA, GA CSA" address until this superior example was just discovered in Sparta, GA in August of 2018 where it had been in the same family since 1953.

It is now the 19th known example with this marking and the marking is the finest observed to date. The highest known serial number with this marking is "1689" and lowest is “1512”.

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Our Price: $27,500 Fine Newly Discovered Confederate Griswold Revolver. Serial number 2870. All matching all original. This one was brought into a modern gun show in Myrtle Beach, SC many years ago and traded for a 'shooter'. Unfortunately provenance or collection history was not recorded when it…

Our Price: $37,500 Serial Number: 1610. Caliber 36. There were only 18 known early model Rigdon & Ansleys with the "AUGUSTA, GA CSA" address until this superior example was just discovered in Sparta, GA in August of 2018 where it had been in the same family since 1953. It is now the 19th known…

Our Price: $14,900 Confederate South Carolina Morse Carbine Serial number 751. .54 caliber. This is a fine example of a Type III Morse carbine as produced in Greeneville, South Carolina during the war. The breech block has a visible repair where it was broken near the hinge and brazed. It has been…

Our Price: $21,500 This is a very good complete Confederate revolver, 100% original and authentic. Leech & Rigdon has a colorful history starting their manufacturing operations in Memphis, Tennessee, being chased by advancing Union troops moving first to Columbus, Mississippi, and then to…

About Rick Burton's Civil War

Full time dealer in authentic Civil War antiques and relics.Rick Burton is a full time dealer in authentic Civil War antiques and relics. He has combined a love of history and metal detecting, resulting in a passion for recovering and preserving artifacts from the conflict. Years of seeing and dealing in dug artifacts has helped him develop a keen eye for the metalurgy and appearance of authentic items of the period.